Is the Supreme Court Overruling Sotomayor's Lower Court Decison the End of Affirmative Action?
Mark it down. June 29, 2009 marked the end of affirmative action in America.
On that day, as reported by the Washington Post, The United States Supreme Court ruled on the lower court decision of racial preference in the New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department case, a case that was heard by Sonia Sotomayor, who Pres. Obama nominated to the Supreme Court and is awaiting confirmation hearings in the Senate.
The case involved believed racial preference in promotion at the fire department. Sotomayor and the other lower courts found against the white fire fighters, saying their practices were unconstituional.
The Supreme Court reversed those decisions 5-4, with Justices Alito, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Chief Justice Roberts in the majority.
The main arguement that found against the lower rulings was that "fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions."
I have to say I agree with this. It shouldn't matter what race, sex, creed, or sexual preference you have. The best man, or woman, should get the job.
Coincidently, the woman Sotomayor is hoping to replace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote the dissent of the court, joined by Justices Breyer, Souter, and Stevens.
I could not be happier about this decision. It is time this Nation move past affirmative action, especially in regards to race.The country is built whoever can do the job the best, not about if they fit a quota.
For more evidence to no longer need affirmative action, one need look no further than the White House. We now have our first black President, the highest job holding in all the land.
If a black man can win the Whitehouse, then that means so can a woman, as well as those from other races. The racial door on the Whitehouse is finally broken down, and it truly is an office that anyone can win now.
So, if anyone can win the Presidency, regardless of race and sex, why don't we hold this mantra for other jobs? If you ask me, that is racist.
I truly hope this decisons marks the beginning of the end for affirmative action.
That way, the best man, or woman, can start getting jobs that others got simply because they were born "different."
On that day, as reported by the Washington Post, The United States Supreme Court ruled on the lower court decision of racial preference in the New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department case, a case that was heard by Sonia Sotomayor, who Pres. Obama nominated to the Supreme Court and is awaiting confirmation hearings in the Senate.
The case involved believed racial preference in promotion at the fire department. Sotomayor and the other lower courts found against the white fire fighters, saying their practices were unconstituional.
The Supreme Court reversed those decisions 5-4, with Justices Alito, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Chief Justice Roberts in the majority.
The main arguement that found against the lower rulings was that "fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions."
I have to say I agree with this. It shouldn't matter what race, sex, creed, or sexual preference you have. The best man, or woman, should get the job.
Coincidently, the woman Sotomayor is hoping to replace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote the dissent of the court, joined by Justices Breyer, Souter, and Stevens.
I could not be happier about this decision. It is time this Nation move past affirmative action, especially in regards to race.The country is built whoever can do the job the best, not about if they fit a quota.
For more evidence to no longer need affirmative action, one need look no further than the White House. We now have our first black President, the highest job holding in all the land.
If a black man can win the Whitehouse, then that means so can a woman, as well as those from other races. The racial door on the Whitehouse is finally broken down, and it truly is an office that anyone can win now.
So, if anyone can win the Presidency, regardless of race and sex, why don't we hold this mantra for other jobs? If you ask me, that is racist.
I truly hope this decisons marks the beginning of the end for affirmative action.
That way, the best man, or woman, can start getting jobs that others got simply because they were born "different."
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